fciron
Stainless
- Joined
- Oct 14, 2009
- Location
- Louisville, KY, USA
Hi all,
My shop came with an Idealarc 300-300 that I have been using for 'stick' welding for years. It's been a great machine for that and I haven't worried about the TIG features since I had zero TIG experience and the water valve was disconnected and looked very corroded and need of attention.
Jump forward ten years and I have started using a Miller Multimate I got from a friend. It's DC only and lift-start for TIG welding, so it's ok for most of my work. (I'm a blacksmith and do decorative iron work: furniture, fireplace screens and tools, railings, grills, etc. Most of it has been MIG welded in the past.) Now that I've got a couple hours practice the various parts hanging on the old Lincoln suddenly make sense. The water/power line is already busted, so I tried running it without water to see if the high frequency unit worked and if it would weld. I have hi-freq and it will weld. It got hot near the handle pretty quick so after a bit of experimentation I shut it down and went back to the new Miller.
The Lincoln has connections for two different controls. There's a starter button, which I have, it has a household type two-prong plug and starts the hi-freq, gas, and water if it was connected. There is another connection for remote current control and it looks like a three prong twist lock.
The manual says it uses an Amptrol remote. That's all, just Amptrol, no model or parts numbers. The manual does not have a parts list and there's no part number for the remote in the schematic. I asked my welding supplier and their records don't go back that far. They called Lincoln and Lincoln suggested I contact Stumpf Welding Supplies. From the code number and serial number Stumpf was able to say my machine was from 1959, but they weren't able to say what foot pedal I need.
Does anyone know the model or part number for the remote for a machine like this?
I'm open to alternatives and can certainly wire up the plugs if I could get something similar and the the pin-outs. I'm attaching a picture of the remote socket if it's of any help.
Thanks,
Lewis
My shop came with an Idealarc 300-300 that I have been using for 'stick' welding for years. It's been a great machine for that and I haven't worried about the TIG features since I had zero TIG experience and the water valve was disconnected and looked very corroded and need of attention.
Jump forward ten years and I have started using a Miller Multimate I got from a friend. It's DC only and lift-start for TIG welding, so it's ok for most of my work. (I'm a blacksmith and do decorative iron work: furniture, fireplace screens and tools, railings, grills, etc. Most of it has been MIG welded in the past.) Now that I've got a couple hours practice the various parts hanging on the old Lincoln suddenly make sense. The water/power line is already busted, so I tried running it without water to see if the high frequency unit worked and if it would weld. I have hi-freq and it will weld. It got hot near the handle pretty quick so after a bit of experimentation I shut it down and went back to the new Miller.
The Lincoln has connections for two different controls. There's a starter button, which I have, it has a household type two-prong plug and starts the hi-freq, gas, and water if it was connected. There is another connection for remote current control and it looks like a three prong twist lock.
The manual says it uses an Amptrol remote. That's all, just Amptrol, no model or parts numbers. The manual does not have a parts list and there's no part number for the remote in the schematic. I asked my welding supplier and their records don't go back that far. They called Lincoln and Lincoln suggested I contact Stumpf Welding Supplies. From the code number and serial number Stumpf was able to say my machine was from 1959, but they weren't able to say what foot pedal I need.
Does anyone know the model or part number for the remote for a machine like this?
I'm open to alternatives and can certainly wire up the plugs if I could get something similar and the the pin-outs. I'm attaching a picture of the remote socket if it's of any help.
Thanks,
Lewis